Posted: 2:53 PM Sen. Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally.

Posted: 11:26 AM The sponsors of a Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers say a vote is likely this week and it's too close to call.

Updated: 7:11 AM As the Senate considers proposed gun legislation, the White House is helping the families of the children and educators gunned down at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School last December ensure their voices are heard.

Updated: 3:28 PM Non-U.S. citizens who are in Nevada illegally would be able to get driving privilege cards under a bill advancing in the state Legislature.

Updated: 2:51 AM Nevadans won't be lighting up joints anytime soon, at least not legally.

Updated: 8:18 PM A bill allowing people with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on Nevada college campuses appears doomed to the same fate two years ago, going down in defeat without a committee vote.

Posted: 9:07 AM Nevada's threat to leave a decades-old compact regulating development and environmental protections at Lake Tahoe has lost some bluster.

Posted: 9:03 AM Nevada lawmakers have endorsed two bills restricting access to firearms for mentally ill people when it is determined they are a danger to themselves or others.

Updated: 7:11 PM State legislators passed several highly-anticipated bills this week as a key deadline nears. Friday, unless given an exemption, bills must pass out of committees.

Posted: 12:43 PM A Senate committee is taking a pass on Secretary of State Ross Miller's plan to digitize Nevada polling records and add voter photos to the database.

Posted: 12:10 PM Supporters of tougher gun laws have won a key vote in the Senate -- but according to Majority Leader Harry Reid, "The hard work starts now."

Posted: 10:55 AM The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a measure to collect DNA from anyone arrested on felony charges at the time of arrest.

Posted: 10:00 AM A Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill paving the way for for-profit medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada.

Updated: 9:46 AM Nevada legislators have given an initial OK to a bill requiring some chain restaurants to post nutritional information about their menu items.

Updated: 12:45 PM A measure to allow gay marriage in Nevada has passed a legislative committee, the first step on a long road to repealing a ban enacted by voters a decade ago.

Updated: 5:30 PM Clark County officials say nine people have applied to replace expelled Assemblyman Steven Brooks in the Nevada Legislature.

Updated: 4:41 PM A Nevada legislative panel has narrowly approved a bill to prevent rural Pershing County from imposing its own rules and fees on the Burning Man festival held annually on the Black Rock Desert.

Updated: 8:35 AM President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits. It would raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including as Social Security and Medicare.

Posted: 9:08 AM Two pivotal senators have announced a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. The agreement could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.

Updated: 12:31 AM A court hearing in California has been postponed to next month for a former Las Vegas-area lawmaker jailed on felony charges following a freeway chase and violent struggle with police the same day he was expelled from the Nevada state Assembly.

Posted: 2:57 PM Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to give businesses tax breaks for donating money to fund school choice scholarships for disadvantaged youth.

Posted: 2:51 PM Bill Clinton is now on Twitter, albeit without a very presidential name.

Posted: 12:23 PM The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.

Posted: 10:28 AM Nevada lawmakers continue their drive for anti-sex trafficking legislation by passing the session's most comprehensive bill on the subject.

Posted: 8:43 AM A former Las Vegas-area elected official is due in a California court on felony charges stemming from a freeway chase that ended with a violent struggle with police the same day he was expelled from the Nevada state Assembly.